Sound Off September 9, 2011

I would like to know why the price of gas in Illinois is 54 cents a gallon higher than the price of gas in St. Louis, and we are all part of the St. Louis Metro area. That is what it is this morning.

The economy is falling apart all around us, and Obama is worried about my truck getting better gas mileage while he flies a gigantic airplane every place he goes. Sounds like he needs to get his priorities straight.

Just because people scream and yell louder than the other person doesn't make them right. People also have to remember, just because you have the right to do something doesn't mean it is the right thing to do.

The liberal left in this country keep saying we should raise the taxes on corporations and tax the rich. It won't work. If you raise taxes on a corporation and put tighter restrictions on the way they do their business, they will go overseas. Raising taxes on industry in this country has caused more job loss than NAFTA ever did. It is not NAFTA; it is raising taxes and all the regulations.

I hope the person that turned my purse in on Godfrey Road on Aug. 12 is a Sound Off reader. I just want to say thank you so much for turning in my purse and may God bless you abundantly for being such an honest person. Didn't get your name, but God bless you.

Concerning the Eastgate Plaza area, are there plans to expand the area to include possible grocery store, convenience stores, clothing shops, etc.? It was a pleasant surprise to see the upcoming Walgreens.

I can't believe that President Obama turned the death of the Navy SEALs into a political speech. How low can you get?

About Piasa Harbor public boat access: The Illinois Department of Natural Resources removed the dock in early spring, and they left it alone. Here we are in the middle of August, and the dock is laying up. The dock was messed up, and they fixed it earlier. The whole harbor is basically just a mud pit. There are four ramps, and you can barely use one. All the money that gets spent on hunting licenses, and all the waste there is, public access should be taken care of better. They used to dredge it, and it used to be in good shape.

I've just read your editorial about the state has no right to unclaimed money. There is a lot of good information in there that I did not see in an earlier article in The Telegraph.

While trying to score political points, the Obama people released too much information about the Navy SEALs. Now, those Navy SEALs have become targets in Afghanistan.

We already have a law to keep people from wearing their pants too low. It is called indecent exposure.